Thailand's hotel industry needs some help with technology
Skift Take
The growth of digital tools for the tourism industry outside of Bangkok will go hand-in-hand with advances in telecommunications and banking infrastructure.
Thailand's tourism industry needs technology if it does not want to fall behind competitors when Asean becomes an economic community in 2015.
However, Thai tourism operators should find a balance between traditional communications and new media and technology.
Datuk Mohd Ilyas Zainol Abidin, president of the Malaysian Association of Hotels (MAH), said hoteliers can't avoid adopting technology to develop their businesses. It will benefit the business considerably and serve the demand of new-generation tourists.
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